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What slang and phrases do New Zealanders commonly use? |
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churrr - awesome
sweet as - all good
bro - brother, mate
maaaate - friend lol
eh - added to the end of every sentence
kia ora - maori greeting (hello)
handle the jandle - toughen up
not even - nooo way
hard case - joker/comedian
bob's yer uncle - all done, fixed or whatevs
root - shag
brekkie - breakfast
ticky-touring - tour round the place take the scenic route
arvo - afternoon
stink - bad
smoko - tea break
yeah that's all that me and my fam bam could get eh
just watch abit off bro town and you'll be sweet |
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Awesome
Sweet
Choice
Yeah man
Nah bro
Hey Bro
What's happening?
Safe
Far out
True!
Real!
And the ubiquitous 'eh' at the end of a sentence, as in --
"Are you coming to Wayo's party tonight?"
"Nah I'm playing a gig at the pub eh" |
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The original FISHMAN
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YEAH NAH |
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Saphronlegendo9
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Where Im from the most popular ones are
cheers (thanks) and mint (cool) |
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chained
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listed here are some words:
http://www.chemistry.co.nz/kiwi.htm
http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~fiski/nzglossy.html
and here are some phrases:
http://www.kiwification.info/culture/8-essential-phrases-for-speaking-new-zealand-ish/ |
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Adam J
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My favorite kiwi-ism--which I haven't heard anywhere else-- has to be 'sweet as'. If you ask 'sweet as what' you know you're not a kiwi. |
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φωτογÏάφος
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Bro and mate are big |
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JitterBug
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Chur! - basically another word for "awesome". |
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mareeclara
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G'day
There are quite a few.....I use some, others use others....how many are you wanting??
Try a couple of these websites as they have laready written down a lot. |
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